#@#&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&#@#
@#¤¤§§=~^. .^~=§§¤¤#@
##@&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&@##
@@#&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&#@@
#&&¤===~^. .^~===¤&&#
##@#&¤§=^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^=§¤&#@##
&¤=~...... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ......~=¤&
@#&¤¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ elves live in the land ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤¤&#@
#@#&¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&#@#
#@#&¤§=~^. ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ .^~=§¤&#@#
#@#&¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&#@#
#¤§~~..... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .....~~§¤#
&¤¤¤=~~~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~~~=¤¤¤&
@#¤¤¤§=~^. they were very manipulative, and we .^~=§¤¤¤#@
#@#&¤§=~^. came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us .^~=§¤&#@#
##@&¤§=~^. kids would play down at the water even .^~=§¤&@##
#¤¤§§§=~^. though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§§§¤¤#
#&&&¤§=~^. ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close .^~=§¤&&&#
##@#&¤=~^. entirely, and the river at the dams .^~=¤&#@##
#@#&¤§=~^. foot would dry up, revealing the rocky .^~=§¤&#@#
##&§~~.... water garden that had been hidden ....~~§&##
#@#&¤§=~^. beneath, and we would go there. ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&#@#
#@#&¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, .^~=§¤&#@#
##@#¤§=~^. there would be a signal, but the elves .^~=§¤#@##
@@#&¤§=~^. would make us not hear it, and suddenly .^~=§¤&#@@
#@#&¤§=~^. we would find the water rising, already .^~=§¤&#@#
@#&&¤§=~^. at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&&#@
&&&§~^.... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ....^~§&&&
&§====~... ~ by then the elves would be gone. ~ ...~====§&
&&&&¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&&&&
##@&¤§=~^. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .^~=§¤&@##
#¤¤¤=~~~^. .^~~~=¤¤¤#
#@#&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&#@#
#@#&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&#@#
#@#&¤§=~^. .^~=§¤&#@#
##@#¤§=~^. .^~=§¤#@##